Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
W., FRIDAY JANUARY II, oo7rWELvE PAGES

N O1Ns lss l. lSIlI "A
came in with excellent help. We can
truly say this kindly effort of Mr.. Barney
has and deserves the thanks of our whole
BOLTON.
Mr.. Jacob Pape left for Dakota last
week ... Miss Daisy HO>ford of Char
lotte was recently the guest OF Miss Hattie
Morse Mr. and Mrs. Moorehouse of
Jericho Corner are spending few weeks
with their cousin, f.. ID. White. .....E. II.
White of North DuXbury spent the greater
part of last week in Bakersfield. ....J. VI.
Batcheor of Painfield has three of his
employees at North DuXbury saving ont
chair lumber They have shipped six car
loads ... The friends and neighbors OF
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Gill gave them sur
prise on their wedding anniversary, aud
left numerous handsome and useful gifts
as a testimonial of their regard.
wEsTFORD.
Rev Elbridge Gerry of West Randolph,
preached to ali appreciative audience al
the Congregational church last SUNDAY.
Mr.. Gerry is lneal descendant of FL
bridge Gerry, one of the four signers OF
the Declaration of Independence from the
Massachusetts Bay colony. Massachu
sets has seen fit to honor another in the
same line of ancestry with the highest
Office in the gift of her people.....The
law suit between Henry Carpenter and
Joseph Robinson is continued one week.
.....Mr. Charles Learned is S3 years old,
and has been sulfering.with a cancer four
years. lie has been "A robust healthy
man, but can not long survive.
Vergennes
The town was well filed with people
from adjoining towns Saturday, and trade
was good .....A flock of superior lambs,
long wool, some 80 in number, passed
through our streets for the depot, Satur-
day. bought by Sprigg 4 Co., for Boston
market. The New Haven Dramatic
society gave an attractive aud largely at
tended entertainment, at the town hall,
Friday evening. The society played ~
Bristol Saturday evening, at HOlley hall.
They contemplate visiting Nergeunes.
Those who were present Friday evening,
speak in the highest terms of the acting,
and particularly of the drollery of the
Yankee peddler. The new meat mar
ket in the basement of Gaines block, of
Allen * Warner opened Saturday, with
good trade
About IL inches of snow have been add
ed to the solid body, on the ground. 1t
showed Thursday night and until noon,
Friday ...... Mr.. &. a. Booth is still con
fined to his house, but Is comfortable ....
There is considerable activity in hay.
Booth Brothers of Ferrisburgh are ship
ping, Durina n Delano are drawing be-
tween 20 and 80 tons, at Nergennes depot
passed by Booth Bros. portable hay press.
1t is sold for about SO per ton. There
is plenty of coal in hands of dealers here
for ordinary consumption and it is selling
at 50 % to $500 per ton. There Will bt
no scarcity IN this market, unless there
snould be IA run on the dealers. .... Hon
j. f. Roberts is better, but he has had q
narrow escape from lung fever. ....." Adj
rondack' Murray is booked for Nergenne'
| and a big house. Friday evening, January
2S... MIR. G. A. Booth is better.
The snow is said to be over three fee
in the woods. ... Rev. Mr. Speare OF
Middlebury preached in the Congrega
tional church sunday. At the close of tn,
services he read brief note to the church
from their pastor, resigning his position
as pastor, subject to the action of The
church. 1t was "A great surprise TO many
...... There will be dime sOciaOle at the
residence of Mr.. George f. Stone Wed
nesday evening next. .....T The new LANDLORD
of the American has put on Il free bus t.
the house .... Lake fish, perch, pike ant
smelt, In generous quantities, were offer
ed on our streets, saturday .....Ihe plate
in the new history of Addison county ar,
fine and the letter press excellent. Prot
bradford, the elOcutionlst, will give al
day evening, Feb. 5, under direction o
the G. a. h. boys. a large gathering il
expected -. The young ladies of the For
elgn Missionary society of the Methodls
church Will hold their annual festival il
the church vestry, Wednesday evening
Declarations, dialogues, etc, are to b
followed with refreshments. cake, ETC..
The free lectures to farmers by member
of the faculty of the University, will cal
out more farmers this year than last
owing to half-fare on the railroads. ...
In the recent holiday eXel cises of tn
Rochester, n. V, Free academy, Mis-
Kate Wright, formerly of Nergennes too
part. She was one of the wand class. 80.
Prof. Jonas will make fun tor young an
old at school house hall the 10th and pot
iuSSt.
At the State Reform School, Wednes
day morning, at o'clock, the thermomt
Ter was 35 below zero, and at the Ma
works, below the falls, at 1 a. IN. Wec
nesday it was nearly 40 below. The leve
of the basin below the falls, is only 81
inches above the level of Lake ChampldiI
seven miles distant. a tat OK, weighin
1852 pounds, live weight, and 1871 pound
dressed, is on exhibition at Scott's marke
1t was furnished by Mr.. James Carter
Mr.. j. G. Spauldng,i, the machiuis
, whose health has been very poor this vii
ter, is some better, but he is not able to /
about -. AT the church meeting, calle
at the Congregational vestry, Tuesda
evening, the letter of the pastor, Rev.
A. Robertson, rendering his resignatio
and asking for an ecclesiastical coupci
May 3, was read and without takin
definite action the meeting adjourned ii
Wednesday evening, February 3.
Starksboro.
i Frank y. Hill has Just sold his stor
= stock of goods and residence to Joel Y
Carpenter of this place, who is to TAX
: possession some time in February. Iii
} has taken in part payment for said pr
perty, a portion of Carpenter farm abol
1 40 acres and the buildings the halanC
of Carpenters real estate has been pu
chased by Asahel l.. Hulett, who owl
| about 100 acres of land adjoining the Ca
r penter land. Mr.. Hill has been in II
f mercantile business here about 20 yea
70 and has been quite successful financial
. He still owns two farms in town and son
5 village property. Mr.. Carpenter has a
F. ways followed farming, but is cOnsdert
by those who know his qualities as Il guC
d business man.
A Chelsea.
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